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The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) has indicated that as of April 1^st, school districts with fewer than 50% of enrolled students qualifying for free and reduced price lunch can continue to offer free reimbursable meals to all students ages 18 and under from their pick-up sites, but that meals delivered to students who do not qualify for free and reduced price lunch are no longer reimbursable.

MDE has recently applied for a Federal waiver that if approved would allow for school districts like St. Charles to continue to provide free delivered meals to students who qualify for free and reduced price lunch and to students who do not.  The status of MDE’s recent application is pending.

What does this mean for St. Charles?

At this time, we can guarantee free meals for any student ages 18 and under regardless of their free and reduced price lunch status through April 30^th, if families elect to pick their meals up from the Elementary School.

We can continue to deliver free meals through April 30th, to students whose families qualify for Free and Reduced Price Lunch.

Pending the outcome of MDE’s recent waiver application, we can continue to deliver meals to students of families who do not qualify for free and reduced price lunch, but can’t guarantee that the meals delivered to these students will be free. 

Meals delivered from April 1 through April 30, to students whose families do not qualify for free and reduced price lunch may end up being charged for meals delivered to them during this period.  If we have to end up charging for these meals, charges will not be assessed until the Distance Learning Period expires.

Families participating in the program who do not qualify for free and reduced price lunch and who elected to have meals delivered can either choose to keep their status the same (taking a risk that they may be charged for the meals if MDE’s waiver doesn’t go through), or they can choose to change their meal delivery status from delivery to pick up (guaranteeing free meals from April 1 through April 30, 2020).  If you want to change your status, please contact the Elementary School at 507-932-4910 or 507-932-4420.

If you want to sign up for student meals during the Distance Learning Period please click here.

Applying for Free/Reduced Price Lunch

Families that have had a change in their financial status are welcome to apply for free/reduced lunches.  If you qualify, student meals will be free regardless if you pick them up at our pick-up site or request to have them delivered during the Distance Learning Period. 

The current Distance Learning Period is scheduled to run through April 30, 2020 and we are anticipating that students will have the opportunity to return to our buildings on May 5^th.  When the Distance Learning Period expires, our schools will go back to providing meals through our regular breakfast and lunch program.  Students qualifying for free/reduced lunches will continue to receive free meals through our regular lunch program.  Students who don’t qualify will have their meals charged to their student lunch accounts.  Families can apply for free/reduced lunch at any time.  Click here to download the application.

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Child Care during shutdown period

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St. Charles will provide limited care to children currently attending Preschool through 6th Grade for children of emergency workers critical to the State's response to COVID-19 who do NOT have alternative care previously arranged or cannot keep their child home with them.  If possible parents should continue to use your regular childcare provider as emergency care of this kind is limited. 

Care will be provided only during 6:00 am to 6:00 pm for Critical Essential staff as listed below:

-Tier 1-Critical

-Tier 2-Essential (Coordinator will determine which tier you fit into)

-Health Care providers and systems, including hospitals and clinics.

-Post-acute and long-term care facilities, including nursing and assisted living facilities.

Other health systems and organizations such as:

-Health Care Workers

-Personal Care Assistants

-Ambulance/Emergency

-Direct Care and Treatment

-Other professions that have been tiered as essential per the Governor's updated list.

The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) has recently clarified that School Districts providing emergency care during the state mandated school closure and Distance Learning Period will provide childcare at no cost for children of Tier 1 and Tier 2 workers during regular school hours, but may charge for the care provided during extended hours.

Effective April 15, 2020, St. Charles Public Schools will charge families regular Saints Haven Child Care rates for care provided from 6:00 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. and for care provided from 2:30 p.m.-6 p.m.

Click here for information on rates.

Questions should be emailed to Community Education at communityed@schs.k12.mn.us.

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Click here to read the full news release from the FCC.

Click here for a a list of Broadband Providers serving the St. Charles School District who have taken the FCC’s pledge and that have a COVID-19 Response Plan posted on their website.
 

• Tips to reduce COVID-19 stress
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• Managing Stress and the Threat of COVID-19 from the MN Department of Health

• Health Notice and Updates from the City of St. Charles website

• Resources for Home: Plan, Prepare and Respond to COVID-19 from the CDC website
• Talking to Children about COVID-19 from the CDC website
• Protect Yourself and Your Family from the CDC website
• Proper Handwashing Techniques Flyer (via Elk Grove Unified School District)

• Share the Facts about COVID-19 from the CDC website
• Get the Facts on Coronovirus (YouTube video: Dr. Lin video from CBC/Radio-Canada with detail about COVID-19)